Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management in South Asia

1. Ecosystems and Integrated Water Resources Management: The Link and the Need for Integration Brij Gopal, Hemesiri Kotagama and E. R. N. Gunawardena 2. Freshwater Ecosystems: Ecological Characteristics and Ecosystem Brij Gopal 3. Environmental Flow: Assessments and Applications Rezaur Rehman 4. Human Interventions on Water Ecosystem and Implications for Fisheries Resources in Bangladesh M. Monirul Qader Mirza, Mokhlesur Rahman and Anisul Islam 5. Management of Water Quality and Biodiversity of the River Ganga R. K. Sinha and K. Prasad 6. Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in South Asia with Special Reference to Bangladesh Md. Golam Rabbani, A. Atiq Rahman and Shymal Chandra Bhadra 7. Assessment of Environmental Impact on Development of Water Resources Bishnu P. Das and Subhadarshi Mishra 8. An Integrated Fire and Water Management Strategy Using the Ecosystem Approach: Tram Chim National Park, Vietnam Peter-John Meynell, Nguyen Huu Thien, Duong Van Ni, Tran Triet, Martin van der Schans, Deanne Shulman, Julian Thompson, Jeb Barzen and Gill Shepherd 9. Valuation of Ecosystem Damages: A Case Study of Textile Pollution in Noyyal River Basin, South India Prakash Nelliyat 10. Recent Changes in Policy, Institutions and Utilisation of Ecosystem Services in Colombo Wetlands Missaka Hettiarachchi, Kusum Athukorala, Ravi Peiris and Ajith de Alwis 11. Roles of Institutions and their Limitations in Integrated Management of Water, Forest and Land Resources Dhurba Pant 12. Environmental Governance: Concept, Complexity and an Illustration N. C. Narayanan and Jayati Chourey 13. A Conceptual Framework for a National Policy on Financing Watershed Management in Sri Lanka Hemesiri Kotagama, E. R. N. Gunawardena and K. A. I. D. Silva